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Salvation Lost by Peter F. Hamilton
In the twenty-third century, humanity is enjoying a comparative utopia. Yet life on Earth is about to change, forever. Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia ISBN: 9781447281368 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 29th October 2019 RRP: $32.99 AUD Personal Rating: 4/5 Feriton Kane’s investigative team has discovered the worst threat ever to face mankind – and we’ve almost no time to fight back.…
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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world–a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea. Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 1910701467 Pages: 498 Publication Date: 5th November 2019 RRP: $32.99 AUD Personal Rating: 5/5 Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student…
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Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton
Humanity’s complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new trilogy from “the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction” (Ken Follett). Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia ISBN: 9781447281344 Pages: 592 Publication Date: 11th June 2019 RRP: $19.99 AUD Personal Rating: 4.5/5 In 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in…
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The Man in the Water by David Burton | AusYABlogger Book Tour
When 16-year-old Shaun discovers a dead body in the lake of a quiet mining town in outback Queensland, he immediately reports it to the police. But when he returns to the site with the constable, the body is gone. Publisher: University of Queensland Press ISBN: 9780702262524 Pages: 250 Publication Date: October 1st 2019 RRP: $19.95 AUD Personal Rating: 4/5 Now…
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Topside by J.N Monk & Harry Bogosian
A wild outer-space fantasy about fixing your mistakes and the friends you meet along the way. Publisher: Graphic Universe ISBN: 1512445894 Pages: 200 Publication Date: October 1st 2019 Personal Rating: 3/5 When Jo, a headstrong maintenance technician, makes an error that destabilizes her planet’s core, she only knows one way to fix things: leaving her underground home for…
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The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy
In the city of Craewick, memories reign. The power-obsessed ruler of the city, Madame, has cultivated a society in which memories are currency, citizens are divided by ability, and Gifted individuals can take memories from others through touch as they please. Publisher: Blink ISBN: 0310767652 Pages: 368 Publication Date: October 1st 2019 RRP: 18.99 Personal Rating: 3/5 Seventeen-year-old Etta Lark…
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Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi
After a year of college, Pablo is working at his local twenty-four-hour deli, selling overpriced snacks to brownstone yuppies. He’s dodging calls from the student loan office and he has no idea what his next move is. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ISBN: 11534445978 Pages: 400 Publication Date: September 3rd 2019 Personal Rating: 4/5 Leanna Smart’s…
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Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke
Fans of dark fairy-tales like The Hazel Wood and The Cruel Princewill relish this atmospheric and absorbing book based on Guillermo del Toro’s critically acclaimed movie. Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 9781526609571 Pages: 320 Publication Date: July 2nd, 2019 RRP: $29.99 AUD Personal Rating: 4.5/5 Oscar-winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and New York Times bestselling…
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Stronger Than A Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan | Nerd Girl Blog Tour
Nerd Girl Books promote female speculative fiction and nerdy authors, as well as female protagonists in new and familiar worlds. Thank you to Nerd Girl Books for giving me the ebooks in exchange for an honest review as part of their Nerd Girl Blog Tour! Make sure to check all the other stops out! Stronger…
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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Publisher: Hutchinson ISBN: 1786331500 Pages: 368 Publication Date: March 5th 2019 Personal Rating: 2.5/5 In 1979, Daisy Jones and The Six split up. Together, they had redefined the 70’s music scene, creating an iconic sound that rocked the world. Apart, they baffled a world that had hung on their every verse. This book is an attempt to piece together…